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    Best Vegan Lentil Soup Recipe

    BY: Courtney PUBLISHED: Sep 22, 2019 Leave a Comment UPDATED ON: Jul 16, 2020

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    This is the BEST Vegan Lentil Soup recipe! Easily prep this comforting soup ahead of time or you can even freeze to enjoy later. This is naturally gluten-free as well. 

    two bowls of lentil soup with sliced bread on a plate to the upper left and two spoons crossed on the lower right

    Lentil soup is total comfort food. Once the cool weather hits it’s soup time for us. Lentils are one of our favorite plant-based proteins and this soup is a complete meal. We like to serve it with a side salad and bread. 

    vegan lentil soup recipe in a bowl

    Whenever we make soup we like to make a double batch and freeze one batch for the winter months. There’s nothing better than coming home and having dinner ready after a long day at work.

    WHAT MAKES THIS THE BEST LENTIL SOUP RECIPE?

    ingredients for lentil soup in bowls

    • wholesome ingredients
    • cooks up in 35 minutes
    • veggies can be prepped ahead
    • packed with plant protein (this is a vegan soup recipe)
    • gluten-free
    • it’s a freezer-friendly soup – you can easily freeze and enjoy whenever you have a craving for some lentil soup
    • you can make it more hearty by adding in extra veggies, pasta, rice, or even quinoa

    HOW TO MAKE LENTIL SOUP

    step by step photos lentil soup recipe

    • Prep the veggies.
    • Cook down the carrots and onions medium-high heat until they’re slightly tender and then add in the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
    • Add the vegetable broth, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Then stir before covering with the lid.
    • Once boiling you’ll lower the temperature to medium-low heat covered and simmer for 25 minutes until the lentils are cooked through.
    • Add the zucchini and kale and cook for 5 more minutes or until the zucchini is the desired tenderness.
    • Remove from the heat and serve.

    vegan lentil soup in a pot

    MORE VEGAN SOUP RECIPES:

    • Cabbage Soup Recipe
    • Roasted Tomato Soup
    • Minestrone Soup

    RECIPE NOTES:

    • Easily make this in the slow cooker too! To make crockpot lentil soup you’ll want to dump it all into the pot and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
    • This soup freezes well and can be enjoyed during the winter season by simply freezing a batch and removing from the freezer when there’s a craving for fresh soup.
    • Add more veggies if you like, this can be as hearty as you like!
    • Prep the veggies ahead of time for a quick easy weeknight meal.
    • When reheating or thawing this recipe, you may need to add more liquid, water or more broth works fine.
    • We like to serve with a side salad and crusty bread.

    vegan lentil soup in a black bowl with bowl to the upper right and sliced bread on plate to the upper left

    best lentil soup recipe

    Vegan Lentil Soup

    Author: Courtney
    This is the BEST Vegan Lentil Soup recipe! Easily prep this comforting soup ahead of time or you can even freeze to enjoy later.
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 226kcal
    Course: Main Course, Soup
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: best lentil soup, lentil soup, vegan lentil soup
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    Ingredients

    • 3 tablespoon avocado oil
    • 1 cup onion diced
    • 1 cup carrots diced
    • 3 cloves garlic minced
    • 64 oz vegetable broth
    • 1 ½ cup lentils
    • 28 oz diced tomatoes with juice
    • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
    • salt + pepper to taste
    • 1 cup zucchini diced
    • 1 cup kale chopped

    Instructions

    • In a large pot or dutch oven, heat avocado oil over medium-high heat.
    • Saute the carrots and onions in the oil until tender.
    • Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
    • Add the lentils, vegetable broth, tomatoes, Italian seasoning, and salt and pepper. Stir thoroughly then cover with a lid.
    • When the soup begins to boil, lower the temperature to medium low and simmer for 25 minutes or until lentils are cooked through.
    • Add the zucchini and kale and cook 5 more minutes, or until zucchini is tender and kale begins to soften.
    • Remove from heat and serve.

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    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Vegan Lentil Soup
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    226
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    6
    g
    9
    %
    Saturated Fat
     
    1
    g
    6
    %
    Sodium
     
    936
    mg
    41
    %
    Potassium
     
    705
    mg
    20
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    34
    g
    11
    %
    Fiber
     
    13
    g
    54
    %
    Sugar
     
    7
    g
    8
    %
    Protein
     
    11
    g
    22
    %
    Vitamin A
     
    4164
    IU
    83
    %
    Vitamin C
     
    26
    mg
    32
    %
    Calcium
     
    88
    mg
    9
    %
    Iron
     
    4
    mg
    22
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    The nutritional information is automatically calculated and can vary based ingredients and products used. If the nutrition numbers are important for you we recommend calculating them yourself.

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    POSTED IN: Recipes Soups Vegan Recipes carrots garlic kale lentils onions tomatoes vegetable broth zucchini

    About Courtney

    Fruit and Veggie lover. I love making produce fun and delicious, not to mention taking tons of pictures in the process! :-)

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